Charles was the third son of Thomas Priest Maddams and Kate Elizabeth (nee Cowley) Maddams, born at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 13 April 1885.
Harry was the eldest son of Thomas Priest Maddams and Kate Elizabeth (nee Cowley) Maddams, born at Brighton, Sussex on 14 May 1879.
Herbert was born on in 1889 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire and baptised on 5th May of that year. He was the third son of Thomas Priest Maddams and Kate Elizabeth (nee Cowley) Maddams. Herbert was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.
Frank was born on 11 February 1891 at Kempston, Bedfordshire, the eldest son of John William and Sarah Ann (nee Denton) Makeham.
Ernest was the only son of Thomas and Clara Isabella Martin, born in the 1st quarter 1894 at Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire. The family moved to Ashwell when Ernest was a boy and he was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School there.
Jack was the eldest son of James and Alice Annie (nee Worbey) Matthews, born on 26 January 1899 at Willian, Hertfordshire. By the age of six James and his family were living in Ashwell, Hertfordshire where he was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School.
David was born at Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire 26 March 1877, eldest son of Page and Emma (nee Watson) Mayes. The early records have many different spellings of this surname. David was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Albert was born in Ashwell in the first quarter of 1898, the second son of Edward and Kate (nee Farr) Mole of Ashwell End, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell
Stanley was the eldest son of Edward and Kate (nee Farr) Mole, born at Ashwell on 26 June 1896. He was a pupil at the Merchant Taylor School in Ashwell.
William was born at Thriplow, Cambridgeshire on 11th March 1896, the eldest son of Alfred and Alice Mary (nee Surrey) Moule.